Which U.S. president is your astrological match?
Taurus
April 20 – May 20
Harry S. Truman was born May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, and served as the nation's 33rd president. While he is remembered for ordering the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II, he is also responsible for expanding Social Security, creating the Fair Employment Practices Act and many other social programs that helped protect citizens which were later coined "The Fair Deal."
Other Taurus presidents: James Buchanan, Ulysses S. Grant and James Monroe
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Gemini
May 21 – June 20
John F. Kennedy, born May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, served as the 35th president of the United States and was the youngest man ever elected into office (although President Roosevelt was the youngest to ever serve, after the assassination of President McKinley). Possibly the most popular president in history, Kennedy actively supported the civil rights movement and worked to restore a dwindling economy. Shortly after his 1000th day in office, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, while in a motorcade.
Other Gemini president: George H. Bush
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Cancer
June 21 – July 22
George W. Bush was born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut, to another former president, George H. W. Bush, and Barbara Bush. He was the 43rd president of the United States, serving two terms. He is remembered for his leadership following the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. and his decision to bring our nation into one of the longest-standing wars in history.
Other Cancer presidents: Calvin Coolidge, John Quincy Adams and Gerald Ford
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Leo
July 23 – August 22
Barack Obama, born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii, is the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to ever hold the office and receive a nomination from a major political party. Although widely contested, President Obama was the architect of the Affordable Care Act, which brought the rate of uninsured Americans below ten percent for the first time in history.
Other Leo presidents: Herbert Hoover, Benjamin Harrison and Bill Clinton
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Virgo
August 23 – September 22
William Howard Taft was born September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and served as the 27th president of the United States. While he is known as the last president to sport facial hair, he is also the only president to have also served as the Chief Justice of the United States, an office he held for nine years.
Other Virgo president: Lyndon B. Johnson
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Libra
September 23 – October 22
James "Jimmy" Carter, born October 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia, was the 39th president of the United States. He inherited a floundering economy struggling under the weight of inflation and high rates of unemployment that was still recovering from the conflict in Vietnam. Still alive today, he is remembered for creating the Department of Energy and for receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
Other Libra presidents: Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester Arthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower
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